As longtime readers know, I’m a big fan of webinars. Not just because Winning Workplaces has produced our own series of them for small business executives, but also because the barrier to entry on the technology side has become much more manageable, meaning that more business executives, researchers, and other experts can attract more attendees [...]
One of the hallmarks of a harmonious and productive workplace culture is little to no litigation initiated against a company by current or former employees. Winning Workplaces looks at this as part of a larger question about government, civil, or criminal complaints in our annual Top Small Company Workplaces competition. In 2011, only 2% of [...]
The following is a guest post by Drake MacDonald. Drake’s brief experience in construction introduced him to the field’s many shortcomings. As an online writer and editor, he works to promote construction management education in the hopes of improving industry standards of communication and organization. In the construction business, it is crucial for supervisors and [...]
Last week Workforce Management published this list of 11 likely workplace trends for 2011. Some of the items on ELI Inc. CEO Stephen Paskoff’s list are at the top level of the Executive and Legislative branches of government – well out of the control area for most if not all small business owners. But other [...]
For the last few days our staff has been reviewing BlessingWhite’s 2011 Employee Engagement Report. At 80 pages, it contains a wealth of data and actionable next steps for individuals, managers, and especially executives. Today I’d like to focus on their research for the latter group. A key finding of their latest survey, the global [...]
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